For the past several months, Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses have been facing a lot of flak for its lack of user privacy features. Several reports emerged that the smart glasses some times recored audios and videos without th…

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}Quick summary – click for full detailsConcise summary of key highlightsAnnoyed by secret recordings, developer creates ZuckOff app to detect nearby Meta, Snap smart AI glassesIn one lineA developer created the ZuckOff app to detect nearby Meta and Snap AI smart glasses amid privacy concerns over unauthorised recordings.Key points• Meta Ray-Ban privacy flawsMeta Ray-Ban smart glasses faced criticism for recording audio and video without explicit consent, with some users tampering with the capture LED to enable covert recording.• Privacy patch updateMeta released a security patch that disables the camera if the capture LED is tampered with, requiring authorised servicing to restore functionality.• ZuckOff app developmentPolish developer Pawel Szydolwski created the ZuckOff app to detect nearby AI smart glasses, including Meta Ray-Ban, Oakley Meta, and Snap Spectacles, via Bluetooth.• App functionality and availabilityThe free ZuckOff app notifies users of nearby smart glasses and is available on Google Play and Apple App Store, with optional in-app purchases.• Exclusions and limitationsThe app logs Quest and Vision Pro devices but does not flag them, as their size makes covert recording impractical.Processed with AI. Reviewed by DH Digital Team.Each pair of Ray-Ban AI glasses feature white light called a capture LED that blinks to signify when content is being captured for the device’s gallery app on the companion phone.Google Pixel Watch 5: Key health tracking and safety features you should know For a photo, it blinks briefly, while for a video, it will continuously blink for as long as the user is recording. The capture LED has no off switch.However, some miscreants used to damage the camera’s LED light, so that they can be able to record private photos and videos of people without their consent. Some have been used to harm the reputation of ex-partners by leaking their private videos to social media platforms.Privacy light on Meta Ray-Ban AI glasses.After taking cognisance of the issue, it released an update with privacy security patch to all Ray-Ban smart glasses. If it notices that the camera recorder indicator of the device has been tampered with, the camera will not turn on. It can only be activated when the issue is fixed by an authorised service and the genuine indicator component has been restored on the smart glasses.Now, a Polish developer Pawel Szydolwski irked over illegal surveillance by criminals with Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses, has created a novel mobile app that can detect any similar AI glasses.He is calling it ZuckOff. Whenever it detect such Bluetooth-based smart wearables it will notify users to beware of such devices nearby.ZuckOff app on Apple App Store [Screen-grab]It is capable of detecting Ray-Ban Meta, Oakley Meta, Snap Spectacles in addition to display glasses and headsets.In the app, Quest and Vision Pro, are named in the log but never flagged, as the latter block the vision of the user and person infront of him/her will be able to see the massive headgear.This is free to download app with in-app purchase available. It can be downloaded on both the Google Play and Apple App Store. Google DeepMind’s AI-powered India Agri models expand to AfricaGet the latest news on new launches, gadget reviews, apps, cybersecurity, and more on personal technology only on DH Tech.

Source: Deccan Herald